Establishing the foundation of collaborative networks : IFIP TC 5 Working Group 5.5 Eighth IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, September 10-12, 2007, Guimarães, Portugal / edited by Luis M. Camarinha-Matos [and others]
Front Matter; Front Matter; Towards Establishing Trust Relationships Among Organizations In Vbes; Towards Establishing Trust Relationships Among Organizations In Vbes; Fostering R & D Collaboration -- The Interplay Of Trust, Appropriability And Absorptive Capacity; Fostering R & D Collaboration -- The Interplay Of Trust, Appropriability And Absorptive Capacity; Trust Building In Collaborative Networked Organizations Supported By Communities Of Practice; Trust Building In Collaborative Networked Organizations Supported By Communities Of Practice
Summary
This book includes a number of selected papers from the PRO-VE '07 Conference providing a comprehensive overview of recent advances in various CN domains. There is a special emphasis on the Collaborative Network topics related to trust aspects, performance and value systems, VO breeding environments, VO creation, e-contracting, collaborative architectures and frameworks, professional virtual communities, interoperability issues, business benefits, and case studies and applications in industry and services
